This is bad. Very, very bad. Unhashed passwords are a no-no. I’m shocked that LinkedIn has been so careless.
If you have a LinkedIn account, you should change your password immediately!
And always, always use a unique password for each and every service you use.
Already in the spotlight over concerns that its iOS app collects full meeting notes and details from a device’s calendar and sends them back to the company in plain text, LinkedIn user accounts are now said to have been compromised, with 6.5 million hashed and encrypted passwords reportedly leaked.
Norweigan IT webite Dagens IT reported the breach, with 6.5 million encrypted passwords posted to a Russian hacker site. Security researcher Per Thorsheim has also confirmed reports via his Twitter feed, stating that the attackers have posted the encrypted passwords to request help cracking them.
via Bad Day For LinkedIn: 6.5m Hashed Passwords Reportedly Leaked.